The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
LOBBYISTS AND CLAIMANTS or
The NATIONAL CAPITOL
Pen Pictures of Curious Washington Char
arter--A Learned "Jndse" Who Lives
On Hls Wit--Biiiy NcCasr~haD-Ihe
Romance Of an Ex-Hinister.
,speclal Cprr,.spondence- ]

ssOnal session The railroads will have
some big schemes here this winter, and
money viii flow Ike water. 4 number
Of ette-~nts viii h. made % amend the
iu;e-.fs-e commerce Law, and every effort
will b. u.e-l 90 stop the postal telegraph
schcre-. Jay Gould and the Western
Union win 90 their best 20 protect their
property and a prosperous season Is al
hand fl- every one.
IN the meantime the old lobbyists are
seen about the Washington hotels, ana
The claimants who have been hanging on
bv their ere.lds for the post ten years are
hav.ur their periodical Frightening up
TIL. 'ccurs always 70 che lrst 81 q session.
Gnd these characters are ~ strange and
varied that ID II worth while " describe
them.
one Ola man came here when his hair
va black. is step was firm and BE- bod
$1,000 ~ bis credit. Now, tAe $1,000
Las gone. Dis hair has turned ~ frosted
silver and Dis beard IS a. white as the
driven snow Ills laugh bas become
sheer. and he goes about the hotels here
IN O ragged overcoat. perpetualy warm
IN bis ungl0vei hands by holding them
IN the side pockets 81 this garment. HIS
plump feafures are wriDkled and al the
licht his gone out Of his coid blue eyes.
BE has 500 900 worth Of cotton claims,
AMI rs tho beginning Of every congress ne
fed Ike u ilOn8ire, and thinks ne Viii
surely -e' h.s money
Au0theI cotton claimant Is d tall, thin
man. with O. surprisingly red nose Ile is
man NJ fine culture, and can talk TIE
quote. Cicero and Virgil aAd Las q -lei,
adm. rti.,1 JOY 81 W. u 80 .I.-.--..
al inii iia.@ a. '''''l ~ I'm .',
men % ile 7,-''i anu "a" y"
we n'Ni '-s ''-'',l5 .---..-t.-.- -
Confe1era.r army ne VIZ q 'l'o'''.,' 20
that army. and when he came 2. " an
ingtpn Ae "as sleek ana "vl Oh ~
claim has never icon gf1hl71i anu TIC i7
uow -eely and SAL
Billy NcIUfahan Is back in al DIS
glory. and DE has ~ much Fitah'y o.
when DO came here before TIE "aI 10
prosecute bis claim e. Use qllcA-liF.f
mines ~ the west. Tie was q young lrlsl-
man. living ODD sau fIoh1i~,Y' MAeh he
bought THIS lanQ oi q ieaAih- N'"l',ii
Othcr parties disputed DIS ile anu GOV
hold " b. Quicksilver Wirf- were l47
covered upon -. ana ~ became at once
worth millions. hcJarrah4n came ~
Washington 20 get what he called bis
rights BE worked Tor them ~ iAI
means and By foul de blkel ana lset
The ordinary methods o. ioooy ana u
has been charged time and again ilat
leading Statesmen have accepted money
from nm. lie has "'sbel enough enris.
20 have made dozen fortunes lle mas
wasted. also. fortune "h.en he ".'
made ln -au ifthii7c'' -N1 ".i'I ''
brought ~ VI a-Ansirn. lier s'iii' DO"
ever. wel dressed, aud, from a.slF iaiil-
~ mach vlth statesmen. ha- gotten ''
lolk ke ono. Ile IS as .tra.rltH-a Lake
Superior oak. Ills glossy bi.r+ a4ir n--
turned t0 an iron gray. but DIS step Us as
frm a- that of q bog. IRE knows ever.
one. and tie man is unknown wt0 cor-
not kro. hm. ie stil hopes for lis
cla.u and .e cells zoe he is c9l.. rni t-al
Dc wll push Do nv a successful issue cur
IN ere c.m.n, congress
Another character whom ine DC" con-